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35. I think we can count on RBG and the other 3
Wed Feb 20, 2019, 03:53 PM
Feb 2019

Breyer, Kagan, and Sotomayor would side with anything that protects the constitution, even when those crooks get protected by it too.

It's the right wing ones that you can almost always count on to say "I don't like this guy so screw him even if it screws everyone". Especially Thomas.

Like you said, this won't protect Manafort or the others anyway.

K & R Sinistrous Feb 2019 #1
Interestingly, this splits with people on the wrong side being both Democrats and Republicans The Mouth Feb 2019 #37
Indeed. That is a HUGE strike against her. Lucky Luciano Feb 2019 #56
I have similar feelings about ... cannabis_flower Feb 2019 #63
...and rightfully so. Prison industrial complex. Puke. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2019 #74
Wasn't the forfeiture that was the problem. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2019 #84
Who? themaguffin Feb 2019 #81
This is huge. Nevilledog Feb 2019 #2
They took and kept happybird Feb 2019 #53
Absolutely. Nevilledog Feb 2019 #55
very good news Hamlette Feb 2019 #3
Especially if you're Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, etc., etc. slumcamper Feb 2019 #12
Manafort was convicted of tax fraud. I suspect his fines, penalties, including jail time, would Hoyt Feb 2019 #15
I believe Manafort violated his house arrest and therefore his bail arrangement which infullview Feb 2019 #32
but not keep them forever unless convicted Hamlette Feb 2019 #61
I think we can count on RBG and the other 3 Cerulean Southpaw Feb 2019 #35
You listed 3 people lunatica Feb 2019 #28
" . . . practice of seizing unrelated assets from suspects." majdrfrtim Feb 2019 #46
as a former public defender, the confiscations were used for pot users which pissed me off. Hamlette Feb 2019 #62
That is going to hurt the I-10 corridor cities LiberalArkie Feb 2019 #4
What? A HERETIC I AM Feb 2019 #8
I 10 has been famous for a long time. LiberalArkie Feb 2019 #11
Absolutely. I have always wanted to do a cross-country roadtrip, but the risk of encountering these alwaysinasnit Feb 2019 #22
That is exactly what I am doing this summer, I-10 from Florida to Cali. Ligyron Feb 2019 #38
I wish you well, and safe travels. I would be nice to hear about the interesting attractions, so alwaysinasnit Feb 2019 #41
Thank you for the well wishes! Ligyron Feb 2019 #44
Sounds like a ton of fun. klook Feb 2019 #54
Oh, we are most def gonna be spending some time in New Orleans. Ligyron Feb 2019 #69
I did it the other way around 14.5 years ago MurrayDelph Feb 2019 #88
Didn't Chump say shanti Feb 2019 #5
Isn't that Eminent Domain? lunatica Feb 2019 #29
No Rover1 Feb 2019 #33
Thanks! lunatica Feb 2019 #34
As I understand it quakerboy Feb 2019 #67
Compensation, in theory at least. Salviati Feb 2019 #36
and the compensation offered is usually a joke Amishman Feb 2019 #48
I know this is the state level not_the_one Feb 2019 #6
What assets? Turdface is in hock up to his pink eyeballs. lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #7
About damned time stopdiggin Feb 2019 #9
Yes, and someone I would otherwise LOVE to support for President The Mouth Feb 2019 #39
devil in the details stopdiggin Feb 2019 #68
I am just hoping that the The Mouth Feb 2019 #79
Yep and seized funds and property are used to fund the War on Drugs (which mostly, means pot). Volaris Feb 2019 #65
WOW 9-0, that is a rarity in and of itself MagickMuffin Feb 2019 #10
9-0 decisions aren't that rare, see... PoliticAverse Feb 2019 #17
They aren't rare at all. AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #26
Not Rare DarthDem Feb 2019 #52
Exactly. Just like we only see ONE good story on the local news every week. oldsoftie Feb 2019 #64
That solution from the court would require them invalidating The Patriot Act. Volaris Feb 2019 #66
Wow. SCOTUS does a good thing. aikoaiko Feb 2019 #13
But for entirely for the same reasons and Hortensis Feb 2019 #19
9-0 says a lot, and so good to see. Hortensis Feb 2019 #14
Wow. I am truly shocked it's 9-0. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #16
I don't know what possessed the Republican Five to vote that way DFW Feb 2019 #18
It's an issue civil libertarians have had for quite some time Major Nikon Feb 2019 #20
Except DFW Feb 2019 #24
A bit simplistic there, of generally true The Mouth Feb 2019 #40
I differentiate civil libertarians from looneytarians Major Nikon Feb 2019 #50
Your mixing up civil libertarians and Libertarians (politcal party) NutmegYankee Feb 2019 #60
It's a little bit surprising Cerulean Southpaw Feb 2019 #30
So republicans are against this angrychair Feb 2019 #21
Does this apply to RICO convictions, too? And what about Manafort forfeiting up to $50M? George II Feb 2019 #23
Hurts crime labs badly JT45242 Feb 2019 #25
Easy solution gratuitous Feb 2019 #31
I don't have a problem The Mouth Feb 2019 #42
There need to be hard guidelines on what, happybird Feb 2019 #86
Agree. The Mouth Feb 2019 #89
Civil asset forfeiture doesn't require a criminal conviction. eggplant Feb 2019 #43
Who gives a fuck, fund it with a plan not taking advantage of people. Read more about the abuse!! nt USALiberal Feb 2019 #49
Stop outfitting police with military-grade gear every chance you get NickB79 Feb 2019 #58
+1000 happybird Feb 2019 #87
Then the states need to raise taxes or stop wasting tax payer dollars on imprisoning people tymorial Feb 2019 #77
Don't take stuff that doesn't belong to you Blues Heron Feb 2019 #78
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2019 #27
What does Kamala Harris say? question everything Feb 2019 #45
Her support of asset seizure was very refined. Blue_true Feb 2019 #57
Also very legitimate. The Mouth Feb 2019 #80
Straight forward answer. Thanks. nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #83
About time, what took so long? yonder Feb 2019 #47
As a criminal defense attorney I have seen the power of civil asset forfeiture abused by county Pepsidog Feb 2019 #51
I never understood how the legal justice system ... lpbk2713 Feb 2019 #71
In some cases where property was purchased with ill-gotten gains, then forfeiture was appropriate. Pepsidog Feb 2019 #75
Best news in a long time... TexasBlueDog Feb 2019 #59
CAF is still a legal thing RussBLib Feb 2019 #70
crazy Jeff Sessions is all for asset grabbing. Demovictory9 Feb 2019 #72
I've always seen CAF as conviction without due process because.... KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #73
is this just for drugs? cuz I still totally support this practice against poachers.... samnsara Feb 2019 #76
Good. I read about a restaurant owner on his way to deposit $17,000 cash Liberty Belle Feb 2019 #82
And the case cited was actually a pretty reasonable connection between assets and crime. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2019 #85
Does this mean that COHEN will have his seized property returned to him? NurseJackie Feb 2019 #90
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